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leapinlew:


--- Quote from: rubberpoultry on January 20, 2011, 09:41:47 pm ---I'd like to replace it with a 4-way stick that feels as close as can be to a pac-man stick.

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Get a pacman joystick. You can find one easy enough.

Blanka:

Put the smaller ball on the J-stick, the 30mm instead of the 35.
Also Ultimarc no longer sells the J-stick. The old 10mm shaft bat-top version and the 8mm ball top version are now replaced with a generic 9mm shaft stick. Although Andy says it's improved on the technical side, it has a slight different feel than a ball-top Sanwa with small ball.

severdhed:


--- Quote from: RandyT on January 21, 2011, 01:18:10 am ---
--- Quote from: severdhed on January 20, 2011, 10:35:36 pm ---the ultimarc J-Stik balltop is a Sanwa JLW-TM-8......which is by far the best 4way stick i have ever used.  the feel of this stick in 4way mode is just awesome.  the throw distance is perfect, the spring tension is great, it just feels perfect.  we got a J-Stik for our panel at work, and i loved it so much, i picked up a JLW for for my vertical classics cabinet.  i had a betson 4 way stick that i really didn't care for at all..then i got a NOS wico leaf 4way and i hated it.  it was very stiff and just not at all what i was looking for....then i found the JLW and fell in love.


i dare anyone to find a better 4way stick.

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Have you tried a True4? 

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no i have not...they were not available when i last ordered controls.  And although i can't imagine my wife allowing any more arcade cabinets in the house, if i ever get around to building another, i may try one.  the problem i have is this:  Why buy a joystick that you don't know if you will like, when you can buy one that you know you already love?  I'm not saying your joystick is inferior, for all I know, it could be the best 4 way ever.   however, after trying several 4 way sticks, i found one that is absolutely awesome, so i have a hard time moving past that.    does it come in different colors?

Epyx:


--- Quote ---the ultimarc J-Stik balltop is a Sanwa JLW-TM-8......which is by far the best 4way stick i have ever used.  the feel of this stick in 4way mode is just awesome
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+1

What makes this stick so cool imo other than the awesome 4 way is how awesome it is in 8 way...it really is the best dual mode stick on the market of the sticks I have tried (and that is a lot of sticks).  Sure you have to reach under to change between 4 and 8 way but I just leave the left stick on 8 way and the right on 4 way and then only ever change the right stick when I need to play dual 8 way games like Robotron or dual 8 2 player games like Street Fighter etc...the rest of the time I leave it as is and play 4 ways on the right stick and 8 ways on the left.

rubberpoultry:

Thanks for the feedback everyone. When I get the funds I think I'm going to look at the ultimarc J-Stik.

So for part 2 of my question... will this be a simple install? Can I just the same wires from top fire controller I have in there now? I've never actually taken it apart.

Thanks,
-Rubberpoultry

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